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Civil War: Dred Scott decision
Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott,an african American, was not a citizen and had no right to sue in court. The court also ruled that congress had no right to forbid slavery in the Territories. -
Civil War: John Brown's Raid
Supreme court ruled that Dred Scott,an african American ,was not a citizen and had no right to sue in court; the Court also ruled that congress had no right to forbid slavery in the territories. -
Civil War:Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln had issued a preliminary proclamation that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any states, freeing all slaves in states still in rebellion on January 1, 1963. -
Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg
the turning point of war was reached in 1863,when the North defeated Southern forces at Gettysburg and General Ulysses S. Grant captured Viksburg. -
Reconstuction:TheThirteenth Amendment
The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
Reconstruction:Freedmen's Bureau
A federal agency, formed to aid and protect the newly freed blacks in the South after the Civil War. Freedmen's Bureau was set up to help freedmen. -
Reconstuction: 14 amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the laws and due process.
which included former slaves recently freed. -
Gilded Age: Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company is incorporated in Ohio. Rockefeller has been active in the oil business since 1863. Standard Oil was first formed as a partnership in 1868. -
Gilded Age: Ulysses S. Grant Reelected
President Ulysses S. Grant is reelected to a second term as president of the United States. President Ulysses S. Grant was easily elected to a second term in office, with Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts as his running mate. -
Gilded Age: Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone
Inventor Alexander Graham Bell successfully transmits a human voice over a wire. The telephone will revolutionize personal and business communication. -
Industrialization: Phonograph
Thomas Edison created many inventions, but his favorite was the phonograph. The next time you listen to a favorite album, you can thank Thomas Edison for discovering the secret to recording sound. -
Industrialization: Motion Pictures
The Vitascope's first theatrical exhibition was on April 23, 1896, at Koster and Bial's Music Hall in New York City. Thomas Edison's idea is now well known over the world. -
Imperalism: USS Maine
The USS maine was sent to Havana in January 1898 to protect American interest during the long standing period in Cuba Agaisnt the Spanish government.
The USS maine exploded in Havana harbor and the yellow journalis blame Spain. -
Imperialism: Spanish American war
conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. Revolts against Spanish rule had occurred for some years in Cuba. -
Imperialism: Big Stick Policy
Asserted that they United Stats would intervene in any Latin American disputes with foreigh powers by acting as policeman.Roosevelt attributed the term to a West African proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far," but the claim that it originated in West Africa has been disputed. -
Industrialization: Airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. -
World War 1: Zimmerman Telegraph
Germany promised the return of New Mexico,Arizona ,and Texas to Mexico, if Mexico allied itself with Germany.The publication of this telegram in U.S newspaper outraged the public., -
World War1: The Fourteen Points
In January 1918, Wilson announced America's war aims in the the Fourteen Points. These reflected his view that the war was a crusade for democracy. The Fourteen points included: self-determination for the peoples of Europe ,freedom of the sea,equal trade terms -
World War1: Treaty of versailles
Germany lost Territory to France abd Poland,and lost all of it's colonies.Germany lost its navy ,while its once powerful army was reduced to the size of a police force. -
The roaring twenties; saccco and vanzetti
Two iotalien anarchist were arrested in 1920 for the murder of a guard during a robbery.
After an unfair trial they were convicted on flimsy evidence and executed. -
Roaring twenties: The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote,while flappers wore looser clothing and went out without chaperones. Women had increased opportunities in employment and education -
Roaring 20'S: Four-Power Treaty
Four-power Treaty Guaranteed peace in the pacific region.It was partly a follow-on to the Lansing-Ishii Treaty, signed between the U.S. and Japan. -
Great Depression: Black Tuesday
The stock market crashed .Stock prices dropped suddendly .Everyone was trying to sell but no one wanted to buy. -
Great Depression: Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Agricultural Adjustment Act limited production of crops and livestock to prevent surpluses and protect farmers.AAA was an omnibus farm-relief bill embodying the schemes of the major national farm organizations. -
Great Depression: Social Security Act
The Social Security Act was the most and long-lasting achievement of the New Deal. It created a safety net for Americans in the event of another Depression. It established unemployment insurance,retirement b enefits, and aid to the disabled and orphaned. -
World War2: The Neutrality Acts of 1935 to 1937
The flirts Neutrality act oprohibited american from ac prohibited americans from sending arms to countries at war.
The second neutrality act prohibited american from traveling on the shuips of nation at war but allowed American to sell non-military goods to country at war Cash and Carry basis -
World War2: The Attack on Pearl Harbor
the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships* had either been sunk or damaged, After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships* had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed. -
World War2: United Nation
Theleagues of nations was replaced by the United Nations, a new peacekeeping organization. The United Nation consists of the Security Council, General Assembly, Secretariat and several other bodies. -
Cold War: The Truman Doctrine
The United States would provide assistance to free people resisting Communism, including military and economic assistance to Turkey and Greece. -
Cold war: Marshall Plan
The United States would give economic aid to the countries of Western Europe to help them rebuild their economies ,strenghten their resistance to Communism,and restore trade with the United States. -
Cold War: Korean War
Korea was divided in two after World War || along the 38th parallel. A Communist state was established in the North and pro-Western governement in the South. -
Civil Rights Movement: Brown v. Board of Education
The supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education overtuned Plessy v Ferguson (1896) which had permitted separate but equal facilities. In Brown, The NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall used evidence from a psychologist to show that segregation created feelings of inequality. -
Civil Rights Movement:Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a succesful attempt to end segregation on Public transit. Rosa Parks, an NAACP member ,refused to sit in the colered part of the bus in Montgomery ,Alabama ,and was arrested. -
Civil Rights Movements: NAACP (Rosa Parks)
The national Urban League ,and CORE (the Congress of Racial Equality) as well as African-American universities,such as Howard,worked to improve conditions and mobilise African Americans in the early 20th century. -
Vietnam war: Civil rights Act
the Civil rights Act prohibited hiring discrimination abd affirmative action programs requiring more women. Companies provided maternity leave and day care to women workers. -
Vietnam war: the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
When both leaders were assassinated in 1963, President Johnson escalated involment. After a supposed attack on American ships, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. -
Vietnam War: Tet Offensive
The vietcong launched the Tet Offensive. Although eventually driven out ,the attack showed their strenght. Johnson he would not ruin for another term as President.
